I could probably reload Windows in one of the partitions, but nowadays my deliverables are
.doc and .xls, and I get .docx and .xlsx, and as long as I can deal with those nobody cares
if I can't do Windows. So I'll probably ignore it for a while, and just get another machine
when I have to deal with Windows again.

I've no idea on reliable performing laptops. I got this one because it looked like the
Microsoft Store made a mistake on pricing (a few hours later folks on the mailing list I
got the hint from were complaining that the price was back up). Charlene and I have been
relatively okay with our HPs, and I'm already slightly disappointed with this ASUS that it
doesn't have a lockout button for the trackpad.

If money were no object I'd look again at the Fujitsu machines, but as always it's a lot
about applicability for a specific task. These days I need a fairly large display, a little
bit of battery, and something that runs a word processor and a spreadsheet. I'd still be on
my HP if buying this machine wasn't as cheap as replacing the battery and fixing a few
things on that one.

I bought a desktop machine a couple of years ago, spent hours burning recovery disks. When it came time to use them, they didn't work. I paid $10 or $15 for a system on disk from the manufacturer (hp) and reloaded just fine. In the future, I think I'm going to do that at the time of purchase.

apropos your later post - could you wipe windows & repartition the disk, then reload windows in one of the partitions?